Snow skate



I p i 1948. E. MAYBERY 2,439,311

SNOW SKATE Filed June 29, 1945 IN V EN TOR.

Patented Apr. 6, 1948 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE SNOW SKATE Elbert Maybery, St. Louis, Mo.

Application June 29, 1945, Serial No. 602,262

3 Claims. (01. a o-11.13)

This invention relates to a snow skate and it is an object of the invention to provide a device of this kind including a relatively wide runner, together with side members carried by and extending along the runner to provide means to facilitate stopping upon sidewise movement of the foot to which the skate is applied.

Another object of the invention is to provide a skate of this kind including a relatively wide runner having its under surface smooth and unobstructed whereby effective travel can be had on a level, up-grade, or down-grade.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a skate of this kind comprising a relatively wide runner provided with side members extending therealong and projecting a short distance below the runner to provide means to facilitate climbing a steep grade.

An additional object of the invention is to provide a skate of a ski type and wherein is provided means for eifectively holding the skate to the foot of the user, together with further means whereby the heel plate comprised in the structure of the skate can be adjusted as required within certain limits lengthwise of the skate.

The invention consists in the details of construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts of my improved snow skate whereby certain important advantages are attained, as will be hereinafter more fully set forth.

In order that my invention may be better understood, I will now proceed to describe the same with reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein:

Figure 1 is a view in top plan of a snow skate constructed in accordance with an embodiment of the invention;

Figure 2 is a longitudinal sectional view taken through the device as illustrated in Figure l, with the heel member removed;

Figure 3 is a view in side elevation of the device as illustrated in Figure 1; and

Figure 4 is a transverse sectional view of Figure 1 at a point rearwardly of the heel member.

In the embodiment of the invention as disclosed in the accompanying drawings, R denotes an elongated and relatively wide runner of aluminum, stainless steel or other preferred material and which has its forward end portion l disposed upwardly on a predetermined curvature to facilitate the forward advance of the skate. The side marginal portions of the runner R. have integral therewith the upstanding and relatively heavy side members 2 perpendicularly related thereto.

2 These side members 2 are in duplicate and in parallelism, with their bottom edges 3 substantially coplanar and at right angles to the side faces of the side members 2. The lower marginal portions 4 of the side members 2 extend a slight distance below the intermediate runner R, to provide a braking means when the foot carrying the skate is twisted sidewise or to facilitate climbing a steep grade. When used for the latter purpose, the square bottom edges 3 of the side members 2 will cut into the ice or snow.

The bottom surface of the runner R. is smooth and unobstructed from one end to the other and this is of advantage as coasting at a relatively holding plates 6. The lower edges of these plates 6 are straight from end to end and the mounting of the plates 6 is such as to bring the same in close proximity to the adjacent marginal portions of the runner R. The lower marginal portions of the plates 6 are provided with the inwardly directed holding flanges 1.

H denotes a heel member of sheet metal or such other material which may be preferred and which is arcuate in cross section and provided at its bottom ends with the outstanding flanges 8 which are adapted to pass inwardly between the plates 6 and the runner R whereby this heel member H may be selectively adjusted within certain limitations as the requirements of practice may desire.

The side members 2 forwardly of the plates 6 are provided with the transversely aligned slots 9 through which threads a holding strap [0 to engage 'over the foot of the person to which the skate is applied and which strap I0 is adapted to engage over the instep of the foot. One end portion of the strap l0 carries a buckle l l with which the opposite end portion of the strap ill coacts in a conventional way.

The upper portion of the heel member H is provided with a rearwardly directed loop l2 through which is directed a second strap l4 and one end portion of this strap I4 is threaded through a slot IS in the forward portion of a side member 2 while the opposite end portion of the strap 14 threads through a similar slot I5 in the second member 2. These slots l5 are transversely aligned.

This strap l4 extends forwardly along the side of the foot and over the toe portion of the foot to further hold the skate thereto. One end portion of this strap [4 carries a buckle l6 with which the opposite end portion of the strap engages in a conventional manner.

The slots it also have threading therethrough, if desired, a second strap H to engage over the toe portion of the foot to provide further means for holding the skate to the foot. One end portion of'this strap L-Lear-ries a conventional/buckle l8 with which the opposite end portion of the strap [1 has operative engagement.

It is believed to be apparent from the foregoing that the skate as herein embodied is on'e which can be produced with economy and which can be employed in a manner to ai'iord a maximum amount of amusement.

It is also to be stated that the skate is to be made of different sizes and it is to lee-explained that the longer the skate the wider the runner R.

.lltiistalsostotbetexplained that the skate as herein "embodiedis:particularly adapted for use :inthose localities where the snow is packed.

From'the foregoing description-it .is thought :to

be obvious that a snovvskate constructed in ac- "cordance with my invention is particularly well :adapted for :useby-reason of the convenience and iacility with which it :may be assembled and "operated.

'vv'ise of the side por-tions arrd having lower marginal portions extending below the runner forming runner b-lades, the side members above the runner being provided with openings, and flexible members threading through said openings to engage over the' -ioot to hold the skate to the foot.

'2. :A snow skate comprising a relatively long "fl-at plate having -a portion ct one end curved upwardly,the plate havi-nglongitudinal side portions turned upwa-rd'lyto provide side flanges, a

relativelythi-n and-narrow flat-plate of thesame "length as the runner "plate ext-ending longitudinally'of each side of the runner plate and positioned against the adjacent flange, each of said longitudinally extending side plates having a portion extended below the underside of the runner plate to form a runner blade, each of the side plates conforming at the forward end to the curvature of the upturned portion of the runner plate, a heel receiving member disposed between the upturned side flanges of the runner plate, means securing the .Ehee'l :receiving .member in position on the runner plate, and flexible elements carried by the side flanges of the runner plate and by the heel receiving member for securil-ng'aa foot in position on the skate.

V 3. .A skate structure of the character stated in claim 2,-wherein the stated means for securing :theheel receiving member in position comprises laterally extending flanges carried at opposite sides'of the heel receiving member and a relatively long inwardly extending flange secured to the :inner .side aoif each t'of the ,nunnerplate flanges .and spaced from the top surface :of runner, each of the 'said sheel membertcarried flanges being ,slidaibly :engaged :between the stop suriace of :the runner and zthezadiacent inwardlyextendtag flange.

ELEBERT QITEB The following -referenoes "are of "record an "the file of this patent:

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